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my journal collection

i have so many notebooks, it’s almost unhealthy! anyway, here’s some of the notebooks i’ve used/have been using, where they’re from, and what they’re for! not including those i haven’t used at all hehe

in order of when i started using

* means it’s completed

1. bullet journal (1)* ↪ nov 2016 - may 2017 ↪ national bookstore ↪ leather bound, 2 notebooks inside (1 dotted, 1 blank) ↪ for tracking my habits, planning out for school, random lists, etc

2. sketchbook ↪ dec 2016 - ↪ idk actually (gift from kevin) ↪ blank, thick pages ↪ for weird comic ideas, watercolor (though the pages can’t handle much), times when i need good paper??

3. writing journal (1) ↪ march 2017 -  ↪ typo (gift from aira) ↪ ruled, has a large envelope on the back cover ↪ for my (written/spoken) poetry and prose

4. quotes journal* ↪ may/june 2017 - nov 2019 ↪ moleskine (gift from my brother)  ↪ dotted, with strap ↪ for different kinds of quotes i like to remember (books, films, shows, songs, tweets, even vines)

5. bullet journal (2)* ↪ june 2017 - feb 2018 ↪ muji (gift from aira) ↪ dotted, spring, transparent cover ↪ for tracking my habits, planning out for school, random spreads, etc  ↪ difference from my first bullet journal is i learned to be more creative and started using pictures, washi tape, and different layouts every week/month

6. writing journal (2) ↪ june 2017 -  ↪ fully booked (part of the junior book crew kit) ↪ lined ↪ for planning out my short stories (plotlines, characters, etc)

7. random (1) ↪ june 2017 -  ↪ mumuso ↪ blank, spring, really nice pages ↪ for random art & calligraphy practice

8. rant journal* ↪ dec 2017 - july 2018 ↪ fully booked (part of the junior book crew kit) ↪ lined ↪ for rants (obviously), but more importantly, for things i can’t put in my bullet journal or my planner

9. 2018 planner* ↪ mar 2018 - dec 2018 ↪ exo’s season’s greetings (from my sister who kept the posters for herself) ↪ has its own layouts, blank, lined (there’s one planner for every month) ↪ for planning (obviously) & daily journaling

10. creative journal* ↪ may 2018 - dec 2018 ↪ fully booked ↪ dotted, transparent cover, with strap ↪ for random spreads, journaling challenges, ideas i want to write about, film reviews

11. random (2) ↪ may 2018 - ↪ uni (freebie from fully booked bujo workshop) ↪ blank ↪ for random ideas, doodles, lists

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summer films ‘18

hi there! to clarify, this is a log of films i’ve seen this summer, not exactly films set in the summer, so if you’re here for that, i’m sorry?

anyway, here we go!

1. kasal (2018) / dir. ruel s. bayani ♡ 180525 ♡ girl is engaged to the son of cebu’s current mayor who is currently preparing for elections, but her ex comes back and tries to win her back ♡ cliche, i know, but trust me, this movie deals with this plotline in a very interesting way ♡ and come on, it’s bea alonzo and paulo avelino, two icons 2. high school musical (2006) / dir. kenny ortega ♡ 180614 ♡ iconic, i love troy bolton, thanks for reminding me ♡ i know sharpay isn’t that bad but she’s still a bully lol ♡ the choreography for when there was me and you got me dying i love it ♡  fave song: stick to the status quo 3. high school musical 2 (2007) / dir. kenny ortega ♡ 180622 ♡ my least favorite in the trilogy ♡ there was so much unnecessary drama they should’ve cut troy some slack ♡ i hate chad danforth, that’s all ♡ fave song: you are the music in me 4. high school musical 3: senior year (2008) / dir. kenny ortega ♡ 180622 ♡ my favorite in the trilogy! ♡ i still hate chad tho lol but i love taylor so much she’s my favorite character! ♡ i wish they elaborated more on gabriella though, because i like to imagine an alternate ending where she declines stanford and stays in albuquerque for another year which disappoints everyone and puts a strain on her relationship with troy. that would’ve been so interesting! ♡ fave song: i love all of them, but if i had to choose, the boys are back 5. kimmy dora 2: the temple of kiyeme (2009) / dir. joyce bernal ♡ 180626 ♡ the only reason i watched this was because i had a terrible pimple on my forehead and it reminded me of some horror movie then i realized it was this so i had to look for the particular scene ♡ the movie was really bad, as expected ♡ but i absolutely love eugene domingo!! she’s so talented i really admire her as an actress

6. before sunrise (1995) / dir. richard linklater ♡ 180630 ♡ this was the day my internet ultimately stopped working (for four days, if i may add) so i thought hey why not start that movie marathon i’ve been meaning to do ♡ i was excited to watch this because it’s a known pop culture reference, and also because it’s seulgi’s favorite movie ♡ it’s unique! it’s not easy to film a story that revolves around two people who’ve just met walking around in a city neither of them knows ♡ i liked this movie but it wasn’t that spectacular or anything, i think it lacks emotion and excitement ♡ but please, do not get off a train in europe with someone you’ve just met that is dangerous 

7. before sunset (2004) / dir. richard linklater ♡ 180630 ♡  i knew nothing about this so i was actually surprised to see the same actors nine years after before sunrise’s release ♡ i like this better than the first one! céline shows the emotions i was looking for ♡ it’s much simpler and easier to follow because it really is just them walking around and talking to continue the story because of the short amount of time they have together 

8. before midnight (2013) / dir. richard linklater ♡ 180630 ♡ this movie is the reason i watched the series! it was mentioned in it’s okay, that’s love so i thought i needed to watch this, and honestly, it helped me understand the characters from iotl a bit better! ♡ it ended up being my favorite film of the three ♡ it’s more complex than the first two because it introduces more characters and is set in more locations ♡ after years of watching and reading romcoms, this made me believe in love 

9. gone girl (2014) / dir. david fincher ♡ 180701 ♡ i knew nothing about this film except that there was a girl and she was missing and the plot is unexpected? ♡ i won’t say much on this because it’s amazing when you watch it without knowing anything ♡ but it is CRAZY it hecked me up so much wow ♡ will try reading the book when i can!! 10. the grand budapest hotel (2014) / dir. wes anderson ♡ 180701 ♡ my first wes anderson film (finally) ♡ bored me at first because sadly, i can’t relate to rich european men who live in hotels and have sex with elderly women ♡ but it is so much more than that! it’s funny and deals with loyalty, the war, and crap immigrants go through ♡ yes, the cinematography is unique and beautiful, but i couldn’t appreciate it much from years of seeing wes anderson stills on my social media ♡ i went into this without knowing anything about it, but i wish i’d watched the trailer beforehand because that would’ve helped me appreciate it more 11. the fault in our stars (2014) / dir. josh boone ♡ 180702 ♡ i was bored and looking through my sister’s hard drive and i thought hey why not watch sad western teen books-turned-movies i used to glorify years ago ♡ it was alright but knowing every line, song, facial expression that would come next made it worse ♡ john green’s cameo is so awkward it’s almost funny ♡ i hope i never meet an augustus waters in my life 12. if i stay (2014) / dir. r.j. cutler ♡ 180703 ♡ part 2 of sad western teen books-turned-movies i used to glorify ♡ the story is pretty good but the film itself isn’t as good as i remembered ♡ i’m still so in love with jamie blackley after four years he’s so handsome and his voice is beautiful ♡ chloe moretz’s acting is really awkward though it’s almost painful to watch ♡ it made me want to reread the sequel where she went though! 13. she’s dating the gangster (2014) / dir. cathy garcia-molina ♡ 180705 ♡ i started this with an open mind and some expectations because although i hated on it for no reason years ago, i wanted to give it a chance ♡ but i’m sorry it really is bad ♡ kenji delos reyes is manipulative and selfish i hope i never meet a guy like him 14. grave of the fireflies (1988) / dir. isao takahata ♡ 180706 ♡ two siblings in the middle of a war ♡ watched this because a friend wanted to rabbit with me! ♡ i haven’t seen a ghibli film in a while so this was refreshing ♡ really sad though :( 15. 10 things i hate about you (1999) / dir. gil hunger ♡ 180706 ♡ guy is paid to date girl lol ♡ julia stiles is so beautiful :( i love her ♡ pretty funny actually! ♡ also watched this because friends wanted to rabbit with me :> 16. i’m drunk, i love you (2017) / dir. jp habac ♡ 180707 ♡ i finally, finally watched this ♡ not gonna lie it disappointed me? so many people loved it but for me it was eh ♡ paulo avelino’s character was pretty lacking for me, i wish they’d elaborated more on him ♡ but i liked the group dynamic because they’re not the wholesome, fake happy kind of friends, seeing them interact made me feel like they’re people i really know in real life (which made me miss my own friends) ♡ even jasmine’s character felt real because she’s probably someone i’d know HAHA ♡ fun fact: i’ve listened to the song lloydy long before watching this because i mean? a song about john lloyd? sign me up 17. that thing called tadhana (2014) / dir. antoinette jadaone ♡ 180708 ♡ another film i finally watched after multiple pop culture references ♡ i actually kinda liked it! it literally has a spiel about john lloyd of course i do but it gets better when the main characters become comfortable with each other ♡ i find it interesting that the director also directed love you to the stars and back which is another film that revolves around two people, both dealing with stuff, who’d just met and decide to go on a journey together ♡ the characters also feel pretty realistic/relatable once you get to know them 18. the spectacular now (2013) / dir. james ponsoldt ♡ 180709 ♡ part 3 of sad western teen books-turned-movies i used to glorify ♡ the only reason i rewatched this was because it was the shortest of the films i had at the time and i needed something to pass the time while loading episodes of svt club ♡ i mean it’s okay? not bad not good and i don’t even like miles teller ♡ shailene woodley perfectly plays the part of the awkward oblivious girl (and that’s not a compliment) 19. the breakup playlist (2015) / dir. dan villegas ♡ 180716 ♡ this film was so refreshing to watch?? sarah portrayed a youthful musician just starting out so so well i love her so much what a great first sarah g movie for me ♡ piolo made me fall in love with him and later on hate him, as he should ♡ i love opm kaya seeing the gig scene, some actual artists like ebe dancel, and looots of covers of songs like wag na wag mong sasabihin by kitchie nadal and with a smile by eraserheads ♡ i understand now why people love paano bang magmahal HAHAHA 20. barcelona: a love untold (2016) / dir. olivia lamasan ♡ 180717 ♡ alright so remember how i absolutely hated sdtg? ♡ I LOVED THIS FILM SO. MUCH. ♡ kathniel matured a lot in two years and i think they were perfect for this!! they really showed certain struggles of young adults and did not disappoint ♡ it also shows filipino values for family, utang ng loob, ofw struggles, etc ♡ and of course the cinematography is beautiful HUHU i mean it’s barcelona!! 21. my annoying brother (2016) / dir. kwon soo-kyung ♡ 180721 ♡ honestly took me a bit to get into it  ♡ i expected it to be funny and although it did make me laugh a lot why were there tears :((( ♡ kyungsoo is so, so, so talented i admire him so much as an actor now ♡ really hits you in the feels! a really beautiful story about two brothers 22. so i married an anti-fan (2016) / dir. kim jae-young ♡ 180724 ♡ meh ♡ it took some getting used to seeing chanyeol being all snobbish and cool instead of his usual loud happy self ♡ of course it’s overdramatic for the comedy, but the hate-turned-love isn’t even that good lol it’s just unreasonable but whatever ♡ the lead girl reminds me of arci munoz HAHA 23. wonder (2017) / dir. stephen chbosky ♡ 180725 ♡ we watched this during my summer program and i was actually pretty excited because i remember loving the book! ♡ this honestly teaches you a lot not even just from the perspective of children but also as teenagers, parents, friends, etc ♡ i thoroughly enjoyed it!

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kdramas i’ve seen

note: last updated in 2020

alright so i just reblogged a really lengthy post of kdrama reviews and well i haven’t watched a lot of shows myself so i’m going to do that as well! and then just update it every time i finish one hehe

(in the order of when i started them)

1. descendants of the sun (2016) ◦ first one i watched because my sister forced me to ◦ a doctor and a soldier meet and fall in love ◦ their occupations make their relationship exciting but difficult ◦ really keeps you on the edge of your seat ◦ funny, exciting, sad with a really good romance ◦ i always rec this to friends who’re watching kdrama for the first time ◦ works every time! doesn’t disappoint

2. boys over flowers (2009) ◦ a classic, everyone i know grew up watching this ◦ remake of taiwanese drama meteor garden ◦ the first of its kind to use known cliches now like ◦ rich guy falls for poor girl, hate turned love, group of popular rich kids in elite high school, etc ◦ lengthy with 25 eps so i wouldn’t rec this to everyone but also kind of worth it

3. uncontrollably fond (2016) ◦ sister also forced me to watch this ◦ heavy melodrama ◦ girl is a producer and guy is an actor/singer ◦ they grew up together but got separated and then they meet again when the girl is hired to produce the guy’s documentary ◦ so, so, sooo many tears T-T ◦ i usually rec this only to ppl who’ve been watching kdrama for a while

4. weightlifting fairy kim bok joo (2016)  ◦ set in a sports university ◦ a weightlifter and a swimmer ◦ very light and funny ◦ i like the cinematography! it suits the story because it’s cute with earthy tones and pastels ◦ its cheesy pda became too much for me so i got turned off :/ ◦ but if you like that then i do recommend!

5. w – two worlds (2016) ◦ mystery romance ◦ girl somehow ends up in the world of a webtoon and alternates between reality and fiction ◦ she keeps saving the main character whenever he’s about to get killed and she ends up falling for him (of course) ◦ it’s so exciting that you keep having to watch the next episode to find out what happens

6. moon lovers: scarlet heart ryeo (2016) ◦ historical drama ◦ girl in the present suddenly ends up in the past in another woman’s body ◦ she meets the eight (??) princes of the royal family ◦ super funny and it’s very interesting to watch the main character adapt to life in that era and interact with the princes ◦ i love this drama so much it never bored me even with 20 eps ◦ i also rec this to friends who’ve been watching kdrama for a while ◦ hands down my favorite cinematography in a kdrama

7. while you were sleeping (2017) ◦ a girl’s dreams always come true but she doesn’t act on them ◦ until she meets a prosecutor whom she helps out with his cases through her dreams ◦ a lot of moral decisions are made here and it really makes you think which is what i like about the show ◦ also made me cry a lot :’( ◦ i love the cinematography!! it’s my fave after scarlet heart 

8. strong woman do bong soon (2017) ◦ girl with superhuman strength is hired to be a ceo’s bodyguard ◦ very funny and the leads are so so cute!! they’re very affectionate ◦ but when it makes me cry the tears just keep on coming ◦ you really see how much the guy likes the girl and it makes me so soft ◦ it has a feminist theme and also deals with family ♡ though it does have a murder mystery lol ◦ i watched this in the least amount of time!! with kdramas i usually take a week or two but with this one i only took three days

9. it’s okay, that’s love (2014) ◦ a writer and a psychiatrist are featured on a talk show together and things don’t go so well between them ◦ the show deals very well with mental health issues and that’s what i admire about it ◦ it really opens your eyes to how inclusive the topic of mental health is because it affects more people than you think ◦ so much kindness, love, and understanding exists between the cast and that’s why they’re my favorite cast in all the kdramas i’ve seen ◦ even with such a heavy theme, this show has made me laugh so much!! the cast has so much chemistry you can’t help but laugh at their antics

10. reply 1988 (2014) ◦ a group of neighborhood friends and their families who’ve all grown up together! ◦ basically figure out who the female lead will end up with ◦ all the characters are so interesting and the chemistry between the cast members is very clearly seen ◦ it also makes you feel giddy because of the simplest things like the characters sharing an umbrella and lending a jacket ◦ although it’s very lighthearted, the way it portrays family issues really hits deep and i’ve shed so many tears because of this ◦ one of my all-time favorite kdramas

11. something in the rain (2017) ◦ woman in her early thirties falls in love with her best friend’s brother who’s in his late twenties ◦ very domestic, very normal with the main conflicts being the disapproval of their conservative families of their relationship (woman older than man), as well as sexual harassment at work (which is very prevalent in korea) ◦ it got very boring/draggy at times, but it was very refreshing for me because i liked how normal/domestic it was ◦ there’s not much that distinguishes it from other kdramas, but i just liked being able to see two normal adults with normal problems falling in love normally ◦ they can just be so sickening at times with how in love they are, but it made me giddy anyway ◦ of course, jung hae in’s visuals made it a hundred times better

12. the sound of your heart (2016) ◦ the struggles of a thirty-something web comic artist who lives with his parents and older brother ◦ very exaggerated and comedic, which usually isn’t my taste but i do remember laughing a lot while watching this ◦ i actually watched this to analyze it for our english research project! totally worth it though, i love lee kwangsoo and jung somin

13. crash landing on you (2019) ◦ rich ceo crash lands in north korea while paragliding ◦ she befriends a group of soldiers and falls in love with the captain while he tries to help her go back home ◦ the second leads were honestly the best part of this drama ◦ taught me a lot about being kind to everyone no matter what ◦ major character development for the ceo who goes from a rich spoiled brat to a sweet and gentle friend, lover, daughter, and boss ◦ the relationship lacked development for me (especially because the male lead is the typical stoic, emotionless kdrama lead), but i do think they made up for it in the last two episodes... the love between them was just so tender ◦ i also loved how they humanized north korea and its people instead of 100% showing it was evil

14. doctor romantic 1 (2016) ◦ an exceptional triple-board surgeon trains young doctors at his hospital ◦ first drama i watched where the romance wasn’t the focal point ◦ a lot of my friends complained about the lack of chemistry/romantic development but you have to consider... they were working as full-time doctors in a small hospital (among many other issues) and they weren’t the focus of the story so it’s understandable! or maybe i’m just crazy for yoo yeon seok ◦ this taught me a lot about doing your absolute best no matter what and strongly maintaining your principles ◦ this also made me appreciate all my teachers and mentors so much :(

15. doctor romantic 2 (2020) ◦ basically a continuation of season 1 with a new group of young doctors! ◦ a little more political, it showed how politics and capitalism could get in the way of values and compassion even in hospitals ◦ the cinematography also made it look a lot like a film HAHA ◦ shows the importance of believing in yourself when it feels like no one does—or, alternatively, the importance of having at least one person believe in you when you can’t even believe in yourself

16. temperature of love (2017) ◦ a chef and a writer fall in love before and after they become successful at their respective careers ◦ also a drama where the girl is older than the guy, but compared to something in the rain, it was less of a conflict even though it was heavily emphasized ◦ i admit i watched this right after doctor romantic for seo hyunjin and yang sejong ◦ watching the two characters work hard and slowly gain achievements one by one in their respective fields made me so happy (to the point of tears!) and it reminded me now, as a teenager, that success doesn’t come so easily even in adulthood ◦ much more ordinary compared to the dramas i’d watched before this, but it was able to showcase very real relationship struggles (familial, platonic, romantic) and i learned a lot from how the characters dealt with them

17. winter sonata (2002) ◦ a high school boy transfers schools to look for his father and ends up falling in love ◦ watched this for choi ji woo because of coffee friends (2019)!! ◦ super draggy because of its nature as a melodrama which only revolved around the romance ◦ very predictable, except for its ending :(

18. itaewon class (2020) ◦ park saeroyi has a 15-year-plan of starting his own pub to eventually defeat the number one food business in korea ◦ its plot is so different and no character is perfect ◦ it’s the perfect example of “there is no hero without a tragedy” and i would LOVE to discuss its plot and characters in a creative writing/fiction class

19. extracurricular (2020) ◦ a shy high school student at the top of his class runs a secret illegal business, and one of his classmates finds out and blackmails him ◦ i haven’t watched a high school drama in a while so this was quite refreshing ◦ bae gyuri is the bitch i aspire to be ◦ kim donghee >>>>>>> life

19. the light in your eyes (2019) ◦ a 25-year-old woman turns over 60 years old overnight ◦ taught me a lot about how hard life really is for the elderly (especially important to me because all my grandparents died when i was young) ◦ too slow-paced and comedic (exaggerated?) for my taste ◦ i just want nam joo hyuk as a boyfriend :’(

20. what’s wrong with secretary kim? (2018) ◦ after a decade at her job, secretary kim decides to resign in order to find herself, and this news ultimately confuses ceo youngjun, her boss ◦ i really enjoyed it in the first half but it got so boring immediately in the second half (aka after they got together) ◦ this is the most disappointing drama i’ve ever watched??? there are so many things about it that make it... bad ◦ i actually watched this a year ago and only decided to continue/finish it now and honestly? i regret ever starting it in the first place ◦ there’s a side couple i was completely invested in and was developed MUCH BETTER than the main couple :/

21. another miss oh (2016) ◦ this was pretty cute at first but it ended up being really draggy and confusing :/ ◦ way too comedic for my taste and the fantasy-like trope was so oddly placed it didn’t make sense why they put it in the first place when it was difficult to understand what purpose it served the plot ◦ (i also don’t find the male lead cute hahaha) ◦ also who in their right minds would think seo hyun jin was the ugly oh haeyoung??? NO RIGHTS

22. sky castle (2018) ◦ i honestly had no plans of watching it until i finally get into college in fear of triggering my anxiety but! one day i found myself curious enough to start it ◦ i cried over this not gonna lie ◦ not sure if i’m glad or regretful that i watched it while i’m doing college apps??? this show has made me the most grade-conscious i’ve ever been which was probably the opposite of their intention

(to be updated!!)

that’s all for now, thank you for reading!!

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